Eyeglasses.



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EYBLAssEs.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 4,1913.

1,092,860. Patented Apr. 7, 1914L www@ mwmyw S2W mgwf k UNITED c STATES PATENT OFFICE..

EDM'UND HELLBIEG-EL, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR T0 THE WAGNER 00MB y MANUFACTURING C0., 0F NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION.

EYEG-LASSES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led J une 4, 1913. Serial .Nol 771,633.

Patented apr. a, 1914.

To all 'whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDMUND HEILRJEGEL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State of New York, have invented new and useful Eyeglasses, of which the following is a specification. v

Thisl invention relates to eyeglasses of novel construction, and more particularly to novel and eificientmeans for securing the spring to the frame or mounting.

By my invent-ion the. attachment between' spring and mounting is effected in a reliable manner without the use of rivets or similar connecting means, while furthermore the spring can be readily detached from the mounting for the purposes of replacement or repair.

In the accompanyin drawing: Figure 1 is a front view of eyeg asses embodying my invention Fig. 2 a top view; Fig. 3 a top view of the spring showing the clasps before being bent; Fig. 4 an enlarged cross sect-ion on ,line 4-'4, Fig. 1, and Fig. 5 a front viewl of eyeglasses showing a modified form of the spring.

Each of the lenses 10 ofthe eyeglasses is set in a frame 11 carrying a nose guard 12 as usuahr The spring or bridging member 13 of the eyeglasses is provided at each end with aA U-shaped clasp 14 made -of bendable material and shown to be attached to springl 13 by a lrivet 15.4 The inner faceof each clasp-shank is provided with a protuberance or head 16, which may be made in the formof a disk as shown, the two heads of each clasp facing each other (Fig. 4). Each frame 11 has an integral upper lug 17 which is adapted to be straddled by clasp 14 and is provided with a pair of opposed recesses 18 adapted to snugly accommodate the heads 16 thereof.

Before assemblingy the parts, the two Shanks of each clasp should diverge somewhat from each other, and aftei` the clasps have been projected over the lugs 17, their Shanks are pressed into parallelism, whereby the ends of the bridging member are pressed firmly against the top of the lugs while the heads 16 are made to enter the recesses 18, so that in this way spring 13 becomes securely attached to frames 11. By again spreading the Shanks, their heads will become withdrawn from the recesses, so that the spring may'now be readily removed.

In Fig. 1, the spring llis shown to be made in the form of a continuous arch,

while in Fi 5, it is shown to be providedr required U-form prior to their engagement with the frames.

It will be seen that by my invention. the

' spring can be quickly attached to or removed from the frames in an exceedingly isimple manner, which does not require any prolonged fitting or difficult manipulation. So also the bendable clasps are entirely free of the lenses and may be firmly forced with their heads into the recessed lugs of the frame'without breaking the glass. Finally as the ends of the bridging member bear firmly upon lugs 17 of frames 11, the Alatter are prevented from swinging upon heads 1G as upon fulcrums, so that in this way the proper spacing between the two frames is at all times maintained.

I claim: l An eyeglass mounting comprising a pair of frames having lugs provided with a pair of opposed recesses, a bridging member having a pair of U-shaped bendable clasps that straddle the lugs and are provided'with inwardly Iextending protuberances that engage the recesses, the ends of the bridging member bearing against the tops of the lugs. whereby the yframes are locked to the bridging member against independent movement on the protuberances.

EDMUND HELLREGEL. Witnesses:

PHILIP J. WAGNER,

FREDERICK VAGNER. 

